"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." ~Benjamin Franklin
Photo Credit: romanboed Flickr via Compfight cc For this week’s #LearningProject post, I decided to dig a little deeper into the Deaf culture rather than just learning the signs and forgetting about the history that goes with it. With the SignLanguage101 resource, each lesson gives you a brief look into the Deaf culture which I… Continue reading More than Simply Gestures and Signs: A Look into Deaf Culture
Photo Credit: Flооd Flickr via Compfight cc Challenge: Cyber Sleuth a partner of your choice (with permission, of course) and find out everything you can about them. Status: Accepted. Before being a part of my EDTC 300 class, I never really thought about digital identity in any length.… Continue reading Teacher, Detective, Cyber-sleuth Extraordinaire: Investigation into Online Presence
Hi everyone! I was finally able to do a vlog again now that I am back in the world of wireless. This weeks #learningproject post is focusing on some everyday sign and common phrases that we see. I did not include everything that I have learned but just some of the basics that I could… Continue reading A Day in the Life of Me: Sign Edition
Photo Credit: MO3-2005 Flickr via Compfight cc Technology. It’s everywhere. The digital world we live in can often be extremely overwhelming and often times we get lost in the vastness of it. I can connect with someone on the other side of the world at any time of the day. I can do several things… Continue reading Teach It, See It, Be It: Digital Citizenship in the Classroom
Hello all! It is yet another quiet day in my small hometown. I am currently off on Reading Week from school, which is a very nice break from the stresses of midterms. While I have been busy doing other things while I am home, the one thing I have been avoiding (I shamefully admit) is… Continue reading Sunshine and Sign: My #LearningProject Midterm Self-Reflection
I have to admit, I am still hesitant when it comes to Twitter. I'm not a fan of tweeting all of the time and sometimes it feels like yet another way to watch all of the world's problems scroll by! However, I also see the value in it as a platform to connect with people… Continue reading Chatting it Up in the Twitter World
So for this week, I decided to test out the vlogging world and I have to say I am a little impressed with myself! I stepped out of my comfort zone a bit with this one. I also apparently took on the approach of the best way to learn is to teach. So if you're… Continue reading Video + Blogging = Vlogging! My #LearningProject Update
Well, I have now (thanks to EDTC 300) discovered the holy grail of blog feeds! Up until last Wednesday night, I had absolutely no idea about tools and websites that would compile a list of blogs for you to read at your leisure, aside from something like Twitter. Then, lo and behold, up comes Feedly… Continue reading Satisfying My Blogging Hunger with Feedly
Good afternoon everyone! So here is my first update for my #learningproject where I have committed to learning American Sign Language (ASL). In my first post, I mentioned that I planned on learning ASL in a similar way that children would learn to speak English (in my experience). In order to construct a tall building,… Continue reading #LearningProject Update: Learning My ABC’s and My 1-2-3’s
Photo Credit: Theo Crazzolara Flickr via Compfight cc Hello and welcome! For anyone just getting here, my name is Kayci Henderson. I am a 4th-year education student at the University of Regina. I am a major in English Language Arts and a minor in Social Studies. This just so happens to be my first official… Continue reading Technology and Me: A Complicated Love Story
